One clip names both of them

4,878 views between them.

Plains zebra outweighs Greater kudu 1.4× — 290 kg against 206 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

206 kg

🐃 Greater kudu · COMBINE

290 kg

🦓 Plains zebra · COMBINE

Body length

2.33 m

🐃 Greater kudu · COMBINE

2.54 m

🦓 Plains zebra · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

23 yr

🐃 Greater kudu · COMBINE

40 yr

🦓 Plains zebra · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

Animals caught on camera

Real footage of the animals on this site — hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.

Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Laurasiatheria (superorder), home to 4,193 species.

They last shared an ancestor about 61 million years ago.

Estimates range from 53 to 69 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).